SWINGING ABOUND NEWS OF THE GOLF WORLD IN BRIEF

By HERB GRAFFIS

Al Dienhart, pres. of Indiana GCSA more than in 1957 when the old mark was and supt. at Elks CC in Lafayette, Ind., established. has teamed up with his father in building Wilmington (Del.) muny had 14,000 a Par 3 course in Lafayette . . . 1961 rounds between July, when course opened, tournament schedule, issued by Southern and Dec. . . . Fifteen of its holes are from f California GC, lists more than 100 events former Wilmington CC . . . Wilson, N. C., . . . When Port St. Lucie CC, developed getting two courses: Long Range, being by Mackie Co. of Miami, Fla., opened developed by Harry Lamm and Archie in mid-January, Chuck Johnson, pro at and Alton Whilley; and Happy Valley GC, Butterfield CC, near Chicago, was install- ed as head man in the pro shop, and Rob- ert B. Stone was handling the general mgr's job . . . Both had been appointed FRONT COVER to these positions only two weeks before by Chick Harbert, golf dir. at the resort You're lookng out on Bermuda Dunes CC, . . . Another recent addition to the Port one of the fine resort courses in Palm Springs, Calif. It also is one of the sites of the Desert St. Lucie staff is Mike Skeffington, one- Classic, the $50,000 added tournament played time club mgr. of Selfridge AFB course in February. Beautiful scenery, such as is in Mich. . . . Bob Fry, pro-mgr. at Ft. seen on the cover, is typical of the entire Madison (la.) G&CC, for the past several Dunes layout. years, named pro for three Davenport muny courses, Duck Creek, Credit Island and the new Emeis GC, which will open being constructed by Sen. J. C. Eagles ' in June. . . . Both should be ready in June . . . Harry Eckhoff, the National Golf Foun- Colonial Williamsburg (Va.) planning to dation's tireless traveller who covers the add 9 to its present 9, to be ready in 1962 East coast, had 200 course planning con- . . . Fredericksburg (Va.) CC also adding ferences in 1960 as he put 30,000 miles a second 9 . . . Geoffrey Cornish designed behind him ... He says there is a trend course that N. R. Church is building near to mass memberships (1,500 or 2,000 to Lincoln, R. I. ... It is surrounded by a club) and installation of adjoining Par homesites. ' 3s where standard courses are built . . . Some of the pro changes in western Two Negro private clubs in planning N. Y. have the following pros established stages in N. C., one at Raleigh and the in new jobs . . . Gerald LaVergne is at other in Greensboro . . . 18-hole Riverside Cazenovia GC; Charles Paris is at Nor- Muny course in Portland, Me., had rec- manside in Delmar; Gene Coghill has ord breaking year in 1960 even though moved over to Penfield CC; Bill Griffith course was flooded for two weeks in the is taking charge at Ridgemont in Roches- busy season . . . More than 35,000 18- ter; F. Rizzuto and Bob Tullev are now ^ hole rounds were recorded, about 800 operating Elms GC in Sandy Creek;

Golfdem Is published monthly except Nov. and Dec. at Rochelle. III. Acceptance under Section 34-64 P L &R Authorized Please address all advertising, circulation & editorial correspondence to GOLFDOM, 407 S. Dearborn St..' Chicago 5. Frank Hattala presides at Brooklawn in East Syracuse; and Frank McMullin is at Windham CC . . . Drumlins GC in Syra- cuse, where Frank Urzetta is pro, has added 12 new bowling alleys. GOLFING's "Dictionary of Golf In- formation," that has gone out to more than 250 golfwriters among others, has made a big hit . . . So that we aren't accused of favoritism, we'll quote what Charlie Bart- lett said of it in his "Locker Room" col- umn in the Chicago Tribune . . . "Eagles to GOLFING for publishing its Diction- ary, a 24 page pamphlet containing 233 concise definitions of the old game's com- monest terms, the terminology of iron and wood clubs, the swing weight scale, pair- ing charts, and sharp sermons on golf manners, slowpokes and safeguards vs. lightning." . . . To show how thorough Charlie is about things, we didn't count AUGUSTINE ASCENDING ELM the number of entries but he did. THE GROWTH PATTERN makes it George Cobb has designed 18-hole AN IDEAL TREE for GOLF COURSES course at Cliffs Lodge & CC, resort set- Hundreds of Clubs have had outstanding up between Highlands and Cashiers, N. success when planting for specific purpose: C. . • . 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GODWIN & SON 932 E. 50th St., 22366 Grand River Ave., Detroit 19, Mich. Chicago 15, III. A Reliable Source of Supply Since 1920 3, designed by Mark Mahannah, opened in Dec. . . . American consulate employees Cut Sharpening Costs! in Budapest, Hungary, are busy building three par 3 holes . . . Front 9 at Colon- with a NEW ial CC, Lynnfield, Mass., to be ready this spring and full 18 will be dedicated in July . . . This fine layout will be watered and its clubhouse will accommodate 1,500 diners when completed . . . City of Miami proceeding with 18-hole Lejeune race track course that will be ready in April . . . Construction to start soon on Han- over CC course, Ashland, Va. It has 300 members lined up. • LIGHTER • MORE COMPACI Tommy Sullivan has purchased the Min- ne-Monesse GC in Grant Park, 111. . . . His • LOWER PRICED Simplex "150," the newest father was pro there from 1938 through portable lapping machine 1942 . . . The elder Sullivan is at Phillips reconditions any hand, power, or gang reel Park GC in Aurora, 111. . . . Clayton Heaf- type mower with lapping compound . . . ner, who came awfully close to winning keeps mowers in top condition between the Open in 1949, and again in 1951, died sharpening jobs. Couples to either side of in Charlotte, N. C. on Dec. 31 ... A mower; gang mowers need not be unhitched. leading tournament player for many years, Weighs only 30 pounds—easily carried right he was a member of the 1949 and 1951 to the job. G-E Vs hp motor with reversing switch for quiet, dependable operation. teams . . . Clayton, known as the "Candy Kid", bought the Eastwood Write today for FREE folder. GC in Charlotte in 1954 and built it into one of the city's most popular courses The FATE-ROOT-HEATH Company . . . Wise investments made him a wealthy man . . . He is survived by his wife, Dept. G-2 Plymouth, Ohio

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O M SCOTT & SONS Marysville, Ohio Mary, and two children . . . Zeke Brat- kowski, not the most accurate throwing quarterback in the National Football League, proved to be the most accurate golfer when he won the first pro football tournament with 81-74—155 . . . The tourney was played in Hollywood, Fla. Martin Turner, 81, a member of the staff at Exmoor CC, Highland Park, 111., for 40 years, died in Jan. at his home in Lake Worth, Fla. . . . Bob Goalby, win- ner of the L. A. Open, has long been a tough competitor ... In high school he once had a string of 14 basketball games in which he fouled out . . . Golf Writers Assn. has awarded its second "Putter of the Year" accolade to Deane Beman, the 1960 Amateur king . . . One of ex-Presi- dent Eisenhower's putters has been re- tired and enshrined as a permanent trophy by the Palm Springs, Calif., tourn- ament group. Tanforan GC, San Bruno, Calif., has 1 named Shirley Spork head golf profes- Ford pays half your fuel sional . . . She is returning to the Bay area after five years at Tamarisk CC, bills for a full six months (or 400 Palm Springs, and has complete charge of Tanforan's golf operation . . . Shirley tractor hours) on the purchase of any is a graduate of Eastern Michigan U., played the Ladies PGA tour for a while, new Ford or Fordson diesel tractor. This offer, made possible by the amazing fuel-saving performance of these low-priced diesel tractors, expires March 31, 1961.

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Knowledge Is The Key egoing Ted Woehrle, superintendents at the Chicago To Better Turf" area Kankakee Valley Elks and Beverly Country Clubs, respectively. This illustrious father and son team were acquiring knowledge at the Eighth Annual Midwest Clinic when the picture was taken.

Unassuming and quiet speaking Herman Woe- hrle is one of the best grass growers on this continent. He encouraged Ted to complete col- lege and serve a practical apprenticeship before entering the profession as a golf course super- intendent.

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Knowledge has enabled both men to carefully evaluate fertilizer materials, and has taught them to rely on Milorganite as the base of their (urf feeding programs. If you have a Turf Problem, consult the Turf Service Bureau THE SEWERAGE COMMISSION, Milwaukee 1 Wis. sent 18, carrying on job to plans of Robert Trent Jones. Golfers at Willowick GC, Santa Ana, Calif., established a hole-in-one record for the course in 1960 . . . Twenty-two tee shots hit the hole three more than in 1958 when the previous mark was set . . . James G. Harrison, Turtle Creek (Pa ) architect and builder, completing plans for 18-hole course at resort in Coa- mo, P. R. . . . Following Harrison de- signed courses are under construction: Erie (Pa.) Muny — 18 holes; Cumberland NEW BALL WASHER GC, Carlisle, Pa. — 18; Sewickley Heights in Pittsburgh — 18; Hidden Valley GC, BY LEWIS LINE New Philadelphia, O. — 18; and Glen • Swift, thorough cleaning action Oak CC, Waverly, Pa., where new back (up to 8 balls at a time) 9 will open this spring . . . On the Harri- son drawing boards are the following: • Weather-resistant case Manalapan (N. J.) GC — 18 holes; Bed- • Dirt-collecting reservoir with ford Springs Hotel, Bedford, Pa., which drain-out plug is adding 18 to present 18; overall master • Negligible maintenance plan for Greenville (Pa.) CC which will For further details and prices be completed over a number of years. contact your Lewis Line Golf Name of Shackamaxon CC, one of New Dealer or write: Jersey's oldest, has been changed to Scotch Plains CC . . . Club is installing CONTAINER DEVELOPMENT CORP. water system on at least 9 of 18 holes MONROE STREET • WATERTOWN, WISCONSIN and a swimming pool also is being in-

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stalled . . . International Golden Circle mon's staff at Winged Foot last year now Golf Festival to be played at DeSoto is pro at Woodmere (LI, NY) GC . . . Lakes GC, Bradenton, Fla., Mar. 18-26, Miami is making a comeback as a winter is expected to be a continuing interna- (and summer) golf center . . . Features of tional women's event . . . There will be revival are some unique short courses: $12,500 in prizes, with $8,500 going to the Speed Links, Colonial Palms Par 60 professionals and balance in awards and and the Diplomat's de luxe Par 3 at Fort trophies to amateurs . . . Playing time of Lauderdale. this year's Western Amateur, to be held Long dry spells and Hurricane Donna at New Orleans CC, Mar. 22-26, has been delayed opening of numerous courses in cut from seven to five days . . . Finalists the Southeast . . . Fine watering systems will be required to play approximately do a lot to develop turf quickly but to get 144 holes . . . Last year they played new courses well turfed quickly in many around 216. areas nothing beats rain . . . Officials and Pres. M. A. Riddle, pres., Dunes Hotel, builders of new courses in smaller com- Las Vegas, Nev., says Dunes is going to munities have been telling GOLFDOM in build 18-hole course . . . Jack Fleming is the past year that the smartest thing a architect of 18 hole Sharon Heights Club, new club can do is to get an attractive Menlo Park, Calif. . . . Michael Belangie practice range constructed and in use as will be gen. mgr. . . . Jimmy Demaret and soon as possible . . . The range helps cre- Jackie Burke with Houston lumberman, ate interest, gets members and dues. Horace H. Norman, have started a com- Donald A. Fox now pro at Loveland munity development of 900 acres adjoin- (Colo.) Municipal course . . . Jack Feola ing the Burke-Demaret Champions GC is new pro at Silver Lake CC, Perry, N. Y. . . . Building another 18 and will have . . . Two years ago doctors wouldn't have subdivision with 1,000 homesites, shop- given Horton Smith too much of a ping center, motel, school, churches. chance to be around to receive the Ben Joe Monesto who was on Claude Har- Hogan Trophy awarded by the Golf Writ- 1

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Swinging Around Golf Gastonia, N. C., to build new clubhouse ... Ed F. Chobot is pres., DASAC, Inc., (Continued from page 16) Chattanooga, which plans to build 27 it became the first new 18 hole standard holes to plans of Chic Adams, for Valley- size course in the area in 14 years . . . brook G&CC which will be feature of Ray LaCombe now pro at Zephyrhills de luxe subdivision. (Fla.) GC . . . Arnold I. Harris, Teaneck, Oakland, Calif., area adjoining airport N. J. heads syndicate which bought lease soon to start buHding 18 holes to design on Englewood (N. J.) GC from Jerry of Bob Baldock . . . Site now used as gar- Volpe and associates . . . New highway bage dump for city of San Leandro . . . to take 18 acres from course which will Reminds us that we've seen some beauti- be redesigned by Hal Purdy on 100 re- ful courses built on garbage dumps; maining acres. among them was Bayside on Long Island, Willard R. (Red) Stcger, widely known designed by the late Dr. Alastair Mac- Texas country club mgr., switches to River Kenzie who also designed the Augusta Oaks CC, Houston, from Corpus Christi National course . . . Bryn Mawr in Chi- CC . . . Mike McConnell now pro-mgr., cago is a garden spot and a fine golf Osceola course of Pensacola City Recrea- course on what once was a dump. tion Roard, succeeding Gordy Glenz who First 9 of Island's End G&CC between resigned . . . Compton (Calif.) College Greenport and East Miron, N. Y., sched- opens 4-hole Par 3 course with Art Saxell uled for opening in May . . . Cedar Rap- teaching students in Compton's physical ids, la., Park dept. starts work on city's education program . . . Classes also con- municipal course . . . This 18 planned ducted for residents of Compton, Lyn- for play in spring, 1963 . . . Little Falls, wood and Paramount recreation districts. N. Y. Board of Public Works recommends CC of Natick, Mass., to build second building of municipal course to council. 9 . . . Spencer (la.) CC to build new 18 CC of Jackson, Miss., approves $2 mil- hole course and clubhouse . . . Harold lion building program calling for 36 holes Howe is Spencer club's pres. . . . Marshall and new clubhouse . . . Sale of homesites Lakeside CC, Marshall, Tex., planning on part of club's land to partially finance new clubhouse . . . Kings Mountain CC, building projects . . . Fort Madison, la.. The Tournament Pros are Playing The GEORGE LOW "Wizard" Line

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planning 18-hole municipal course ...... San Francisco Recreation-Park dept. Theodore Ender, 312 Caledonia st., La to have new 9-hole McLaren Park course Crosse, Wis., and associates receive okay in play this fall and will build another 9- from La Crosse County Board to build a hole course at Golden Gate Park . . . course. Edward V. Fox Kentucky, commissioner E. S. Carver and Don Houston, owners of parks, says state plans to build course of Carver and Houston Tie Co., Port Or- at Buckhorn Park. ford, Ore., to build 18 hole course and Christmas gift tournament ticket sales cam- subdivision at Kentuck Inlet, Coos Bay, paign for American Golf Classic, Firestone CC, Akron, O., Aug. 21-27, followed same pattern Ore. . . . Eastern Shore Yacht & CC as 1959 gift drive on 1960 PGA championship building 18 hole course . . . Tomoka Oaks, tickets . . . Sales short of 1959 record of Inc. to build 18 holes and subdivision at $70,000 . . . Richard D. Irwin, gen. chmn. 1961 Ormond Beach, Fla. . . . W. L. McElroy PGA championship at Olympia Fields, July 24- is pres. of Tomoka Oaks, Inc. . . . Sam 30 says Christmas gift ticket sales for his tourn- Snead, Inc. to build the course. ament hit $52,000 . . . $25 Christmas price in- cluded grounds, clubhouse and parking for Valley View GC to build course at tournament week . . . $48 is tab for tournament New Albany, Ind., to replace course built time tickets. as WPA project about 25 years ago . . . Medical authorities who have examined ex Ed Moore is Valley View sec. . . . Dom- Pres. Eisenhower say he is in better health leav- inic Menichelli expects to have first 9 of ing the White House than when he came in his course on Milltown, Rd., Brewster, . . . Publicly and privately the medics give golf N. Y. in play in late summer. the credit ... Dr. Paul Dudley White, heart specialist who was called in when Ike had his Robert Trent Jones designing course for second heart attack in 1955, says if it wasn't Haring Rock CC, Tenafly, N. J. . . . Ber- for golf Ike wouldn't "be in the shape he is nard Grey, promoter of Haring Rock CC, today." expects the club will build 36 holes . . . Pres. Kennedy has suffered several serious Grey has owned Kenilworth Lodge, Seb- illnesses but is reported to be in fine physical ring, Fla., Vernon Hills CC, Eastchester, condition ... He inherits a monumental load of N. Y. and Willows CC, Harrison, N. Y. strain and pressure and will need his golf Looking for Tourney Site Late in January, Western Golf Assn. had not found a site for the playing of its 1961 Open. WGA, however, expects to stage the tournament on the dates origin- ally scheduled, June 22-25, and hopes to hold it in a Midwestern city. The West- ern Open was slated to be played at Scioto CC in Columbus, O., but officials of that club cancelled out early in January.

So will the nation. He is about an 85-shooter, considerably better than Eisenhower, Harding, Taft or Wilson. Tony Novitsky, formerly pro at Warren Air F'orce Base, Cheyenne, Wyo., selected from 80 applicants to follow John Cochran as pro at Columbine CC, Denver . . . Willie Low now in his 30th year as pro at Phoenix CC . . . Mor- gan Fottrell, pro for almost 10 * years at Del Rio CC, Modesto, Calif., resigns . . . Fottrell, who is credited by Del Rio members with tournament, promotion and publicity work that got live reputation for the club, may become associated with Hawaiian golf-real estate pro- ject . . . Bill Mast, from San Clemente (Calif.) municipal course, succeeded Fottrell at Del Rio. Fremont (Neb.) GC modernizing course and bui